As with any scale, it pays to learn it in as many fretboard positions as possible. Obviously, if you transpose a scale to a new key, you get a new series of notes, so it’s useful to memorise the gaps ...

And if the idea of learning a scale is off-putting, step this way – we can do it through chord shapes. In fact, the three easy shapes we're going to look at are here almost identical to open chords ...

The CAGED chord shapes can be a great way of learning the geography of the fretboard. The shapes, both major and minor, occur in every position and key just like the pentatonic boxes. In fact ...